Bangkok issued an extreme heat warning last week as its index rose to “very dangerous” levels. About 30 people have died from high temperatures in Thailand this yr, compared with 37 heat-related deaths in all of 2023, in response to government data.
The mercury reached 48.2 degrees in Chauk town in central Myanmar’s Magway region on Sunday, in response to a press release from the country’s weather bureau. This is the best temperature recorded in April in Myanmar since records began 56 years ago.
A Bangladesh court ordered schools across the country to shut on Monday, a day after the federal government sent hundreds of thousands of youngsters back to highschool despite scorching temperatures.
Due to the continuing heatwave, the federal government imposed a week-long nationwide school closure starting April 21, but lifted the order over the weekend.
Classes resumed in Dhaka on Sunday, with concerned relatives escorting children to the varsity gates.
The average temperature within the capital Dhaka last week was 4-5 degrees higher than the 30-year average over the identical period.
The provincial government on the fundamental island of Luzon will implement a four-day work week by July to ease the impact of high temperatures on staff and the general public.
The weather agency said the country’s heat index, which measures the temperature individuals feel while bearing in mind humidity, will hit 46 degrees in Manila on Monday.
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse
